I just found this in an older post. Maybe the whole egg powder i’ll avoid for a little longer!
I found this reference at Pub Med:
Atherogenic effect of oxidized products of cholesterol.
Hubbard RW, Ono Y, Sanchez A.
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, CA 92350.
Cholesterol under certain in vitro and possibly in vivo conditions may be oxidized to oxysterols, which are suspected of being initiators of atherosclerotic plaques. Oxysterols inhibit HMG-CoA reductase activity resulting in a decreased cholesterol concentration in the cell membrane, which leads to endothelial membrane injury and probable premature cell death. Exogenous oxidation of cholesterol in human tissues under certain unusual conditions is highly probable. Dietary oxysterols are absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract and are selectively transported by the athrogenic lipoproteins LDL and VLDL. The oxysterols cholestanetriol and 25-OH cholesterol have been shown to be atherogenic. Oxysterols are commonly found in dried egg products, powdered milk, cheeses and in a variety of high temperature dried animal products.
Yes,eat whole eggs raw.
Egg yolks are fine,and best if cycled with egg whites.
Just make sure you never eat the whites alone.
[quote]PaleoMuscle wrote:
Cthulhu wrote:
Yes.
Eating egg yolks alone isn’t a problem.Just try switch it up a little bit.
Like egg yolks one day,then whites the next.Remember that the biotin loss occurs in your digestive tract when the two molecules bond together before it is even absorbed. Eating the yolk and the white separately will greatly reduce the problem
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I thought whites alone was the worst (raw)? And should never be done. I’m starting to do more whole egg raw. This morning this shake kept me full for over 6 hours! Probably from slow digestion?
2 cups water
1/4 cup mixed berries
small chunk creamed coconut
1 tspn coconut oil
1/4 coconut milk
2 whole eggs
I know, ALOT of fat, but I like it that way. Not much protein but i think the “quality” beats quantity.
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[quote]Cthulhu wrote:
Just make sure you never eat the whites alone.
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Because WHAT will happen if I do? Bodybuilders have been eating egg whites for decades. Some of you need to realize that your body doesn’t fall apart that easily.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Cthulhu wrote:
Just make sure you never eat the whites alone.
Because WHAT will happen if I do? Bodybuilders have been eating egg whites for decades. Some of you need to realize that your body doesn’t fall apart that easily.[/quote]
I agree that the body is intelligent and strong. But the present concensus is that if you only eat raw whites, the avidin with bind with biotin in your body resulting in a biotin deficiency over time (but could take a long time). SO if this practice occurs, it’s best to take a biotin supplement. Furthermore, “apparently”, there are some enzyme inhibitors in the white that get destroyed when cooked.
I think the bottom line is that the yolk and egg are together and should probably be eaten like that. BUT, if you look at the evolutionary perspective, the cavemen probably just sucked out the yolk as it tastes more desireable and probably didn’t eat the white. Ofcourse this is all just my opinion only.
I either eat raw yolks or both, never whites – I cook them.
People have been eating candy bars for ages too.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Cthulhu wrote:
Just make sure you never eat the whites alone.
Because WHAT will happen if I do? Bodybuilders have been eating egg whites for decades. Some of you need to realize that your body doesn’t fall apart that easily.[/quote]
[quote]Cthulhu wrote:
People have been eating candy bars for ages too.
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…and I hate to break this to you, but the occasional candy bar hasn’t killed anyone either.
The way I see it, if you’re taking a multi, or B-Complex once, or twice a day than there shouldn’t be much concern whether you eat 1/3 egg white, 5/8 yolk, the whole thing, or whatever.
Many people don’t eat eggs at all and don’t have biotin deficiencies. Whole grains and legumes are great sources also.
If everyone is so worried about it, avidin isn’t the only thing that inhibits absorbtion of biotin. Antibiotics that cause any changes in intestinal flora, drinking alcohol and according to some research even drinking coffee.
[quote]GathCity wrote:
The way I see it, if you’re taking a multi, or B-Complex once, or twice a day than there shouldn’t be much concern whether you eat 1/3 egg white, 5/8 yolk, the whole thing, or whatever.
Many people don’t eat eggs at all and don’t have biotin deficiencies. Whole grains and legumes are great sources also.
If everyone is so worried about it, avidin isn’t the only thing that inhibits absorbtion of biotin. Antibiotics that cause any changes in intestinal flora, drinking alcohol and according to some research even drinking coffee.[/quote]
I think you are talking about different kinds of deficiences when you mention grains and legumes.
It’s a good thing I don’t use antibiotics, drink alcohol nor coffee!
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Cthulhu wrote:
People have been eating candy bars for ages too.
…and I hate to break this to you, but the occasional candy bar hasn’t killed anyone either.[/quote]
It doesn’t.
But eating a bunch of egg whites every single day because you’re afraid you’re gonna die if you eat cholesterol will.
Personally,I don’t care if they do.
Thats just something I don’t do.
Even when cutting,cholesterol is more important because your hormonal system needs cholesterol.
[quote]GathCity wrote:
The way I see it, if you’re taking a multi, or B-Complex once, or twice a day than there shouldn’t be much concern whether you eat 1/3 egg white, 5/8 yolk, the whole thing, or whatever.
Many people don’t eat eggs at all and don’t have biotin deficiencies. Whole grains and legumes are great sources also.
If everyone is so worried about it, avidin isn’t the only thing that inhibits absorbtion of biotin. Antibiotics that cause any changes in intestinal flora, drinking alcohol and according to some research even drinking coffee.[/quote]
Another reason why probiotics are important.
I think if someone was to have egg whites and not have a different cholesterol source, then there could be a problem. I guess as long as someone is getting cholesterol from somewhere, having a lot of whites is not a problem. I like to have my whites in the morning as part of my p and c meal and then in the evening, have eggs with the yolk as part of my p and f meal along with some other healthy fats.